# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S84
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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'.. Inasmuch as the matter-of general higher. edugation for. Synod’s
schools. will be. brought before. the-convention by the. Board for
Higher Education, our Board considers it unnecessary to enter upon
this subject in its own report,;;: ee ..

Our Faculty _ byte a BR .

A number of important changes in our faculty are to be re-
ported, In the summer of 1941 Synod’s Board for Higher Education
requested us to grant Professor Theodore Hausmann a year’s leave

of absence in order that he. might serve as director for the general

fall term in 1941, We feel gratified that one of our professors was
selected for this important office; however, it can readily be under-
stood that his absence was keenly felt at our school and that we
are happy to have him back again as.dean of our college depart-
ment and professor of sciences. During his absence Prof, Emil
Luecke took over the office of dean of the college and rendered
most: capable service in addition to his other duties. Prof, Oswald
Hoffmann, who had accepted the call extended to him by the
Electoral College, was installed as professor of Greek’ and Latin
in September of 1941. oe .

Tn February of 1942 President Arthur Doege, who had been
a reserve chaplain in the Army, was called into active duty by our
Government. With the approval of Synod’s Board, of Directors,
President Doege was granted a leave of absence in order that he
might serve as chaplain in the U. S. Army. The Board elected
Prof. Albert Meyer to serve as acting president, and he has been
ably filling this position in addition ‘to his duties as professor.

In October, 1942, we were privileged to observe an event of
unusual significance: the 50th anniversary of Dr. Henry Stein as
professor at our Bronxville Concordia. This manifestation of
‘divine mercy which permitted our revered Dr. Stein to-serve our
school for half a century with such singular devotion, faithfulness,
and effectiveness was fittingly commemorated in a divine service
at St. Matthew’s, New York City, mo So

_ In June of 1943 Dr. Stein, in accordance. with: Synad’s plan for
the retirement of professors, tendered ‘his resignation as professor
at our school and was granted an honorable ‘retirement after
54 years of continuous service. However, we are grateful to report
that we have not lost his valuable services, ‘since ‘atrangements

, have been made whereby he is able to teach on a part-time basis,

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